Love and War in the Middle English Romances /

This study examines Middle English romances to determine how accurately they reflect actual medieval attitudes and behavior in their treatment of relationships between the sexes and the theory and practice of warfare.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gist, Maruaret Adlum
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Edición:Reprint 2016.
Temas:
To 1500
Romances, English > History and criticism.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Women and literature > England > History > To 1500.
Women in literature.
Marriage in literature.
War and literature.
Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Mariage dans la littérature.
Guerre et littérature.
HISTORY > Medieval.
English literature > Middle English
Marriage in literature
Romances, English
War and literature
Women and literature
Women in literature
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. MEDIEVAL ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN, SEX, AND MARRIAGE
  • III. THE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE IN THE ROMANCES
  • IV. OTHER TYPES OF MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS
  • V. IRREGULAR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
  • VI. MEDIEVAL JUSTIFICATION OF WAR
  • VII. ATTITUDE OF INDIVIDUALS TOWARD WARFARE AND FIGHTING
  • VIII. CONDUCT ON THE BATTLEFIELD
  • IX. CONCLUSIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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